CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Inspira Medical Center Vineland

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$279

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $278–$296

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What this hospital charges insurers

$279

About the fair price

1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $279 This hospital $279 Cash price $1,250 Hospital's list price $1,250

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 NJ hospitals compared.

Cheapest $217 Priciest $291

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $279 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Inspira Medical Center Vineland charges insurers about $279, or about $1,250 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Vineland, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$215 - $812	88%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$244 - $919	100%
Aetnamajor	$239 - $613	98%
Cignamajor	$512	210%
Humanamajor	$282	116%
Ambetter (Centene)	$550	226%
AmeriHealth	$736	302%
Cigna HealthSpring	$276	113%
Clover Health	$268	110%
Fidelis Care	$239	98%
WellCare	$268	110%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$268 - $990

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 1,250), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72148.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Inspira Medical Center Vineland is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72148.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Inspira Medical Center Vineland

Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other NJ hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.